mer. The sod cloth may be a strip of muslin about 

 half a yard wide. It is sewed to the bottom of the tent 

 and lies flat on the ground all around the inside of the 

 tent. A part of the sod cloth is held in position by the 

 camper's bed, and the remainder may be held down by 

 any object of the camper's equipment or by pieces of 

 wood. In this way mosquitoes are absolutely pre- 

 vented from crawling in under the walls of the tent. 

 The next problem is to keep them from coming in 

 through the door. 



If the weather is fairly cool and a breeze going, the 

 door may be tied up, and if the mosquitoes are at all 

 numerous it must be pinned tight with safety pins so 

 that not one of the blood-thirsty creatures can enter. 



If on account of sultry weather or the number of 

 people in the tent more air is needed, a large piece of 

 cheese cloth must be sewed or pinned to one of the 

 front flaps; the other flap is fastened back and the 

 cheese cloth is firmly pinned over the opening. A still 

 easier method is to sew a triangular piece of cheese 

 cloth half way back on each flap. These make two in- 

 ner, flaps which will completely cover the opening and 

 are much easier to fasten together closely than the 

 single piece. Great care must be taken not to leave the 

 smallest opening at the bottom of the entrance. 



Some campers have a kind of inside cheese cloth 

 tent. That plan keeps the mosquitoes from the sleeper 

 and furnishes plenty of fresh air, but with several per- 

 sons in the tent, it is more troublesome to manage. 



I shall always remember a certain June night when 

 two companions and I crept under our blankets in 



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